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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, December 29, 2019

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DAY 90 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/29/2019 04:00:57 AM
According to the database, there were no geologic events (floods, debris flows, outburst floods, etc) on this day.

THIS DAY'S DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD CLASS:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 40.08°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 31.40°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 35.74°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.777
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 8
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -13

DD32 is calculated as: DD32 = TMAX - 32
18-day Cumulative DD32 is the sum of DD32 for the last 18 days.
Precipitation at Paradise DAY 1: 0.05 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.05 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.60 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.65 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 44 in
SWE DAY: 3
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 297.37 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 13.15 in

SWE Day, Calculated Snow Density, and Calculated SWE based on work by Sturm and others (2010)
If Tavg > 32°F, snow melt is factored in at: M (in) = a(Tavg - T32), where a is between 0.0766 - 0.1312 in * °F-1 * day-1 (Currently 0.1039) and T32 = 32°F. This method is from Westerstrom (1982) in Kustas and others (1994) and converted to US customary units.
Seasonal Variables DAYS SINCE JULY 11: 170

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 3.0

These are primarly for the Dry-weather debris flow hazard model, but calculated every day.
HSdry = (([D0 + D1 + D2] * D3) * D4) / D5
See model (right) to figure out how D0 - D5 are calculated.
Notes

UPDATE HISTORY AND MODEL OUTPUT NOTES:
You can also use this to see how the forecast changes over time. Note that "FORECAST" is the forecasted model whereas "OBSERVED" is the actual observed values for that day.
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D TYPE WY DOFWY DS0SP T_MAX T_MIN T_AVG SP P1 P3 P15 P18 PA PB DD32 DD32_18 SWE_DAY SNOW_P SWE T_MAX_PERC T_MAX_PERC_YRS D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 HS_DRY FCST_TYPE HAZ_CLASS
2019-12-29 04:02:15FORECAST20209017040.0831.435.7444.2060663333330.0480.0489.69.648TT8.08-12.923297.3673851000513.1454423511030.77654438306803924111123WETL
2019-12-29 04:00:12FORECAST20209017035.429.5332.46544.3334943333330.04970.04979.69.6497TT3.4-17.63297.4646418857213.1876470154080.6090731810718923111122.5WETL
2019-12-29 00:02:14FORECAST20209017037.2229.6533.43546.9003973333330.03940.03949.69.6394TT5.22-18.783299.4170886496214.0427804260570.67902884589348923111122.5WETL
2019-12-29 00:00:12FORECAST20209017039.1629.6534.40546.7646053333330.04160.04169.69.6416TT7.16-16.843299.314120650813.9973067229280.74712876336462924111123WETL
2019-12-28 20:02:12FORECAST20209017039.8129.3734.5946.801560.02410.04419.69.6441TT7.81-9.193299.3421460552514.0096794091340.76811883551465924111123WETL
2019-12-28 20:00:11FORECAST20209017039.6829.3134.49546.8030360.02840.04849.69.6484TT7.68-9.323299.3432653584914.0101736249310.76399993236182924111123WETL
2019-12-28 16:02:14FORECAST20209017039.6329.234.41546.7702360.01960.03969.69.6396TT7.63-9.373299.3183909636613.9991917845110.76240508609113924111123WETL
2019-12-28 16:00:11FORECAST20209017039.6329.234.41546.779420.01910.03919.69.6391TT7.63-9.373299.325356003114.0022665451190.76240508609113924111123WETL
2019-12-28 12:02:13FORECAST20209017039.7629.6834.7246.5808706666670.09740.11749.69.7174TT7.76-9.243299.1747422647413.9358199761670.76653939051267924112126WETL
2019-12-28 12:00:11FORECAST20209017038.2229.8334.02546.4355120.18520.20529.69.8052TT6.22-8.783299.0644292464813.8872098930480.71509473470817924112126WETL
2019-12-28 00:02:13FORECAST20209017039.8629.8634.8646.6425893333330.09030.11039.69.7103TT7.86-8.143299.2215683827913.9564687337540.76969232124187924112126WETL
2019-12-28 00:00:13FORECAST20209017039.5929.5434.56546.6048693333330.08810.10819.69.7081TT7.59-8.413299.1929509897913.9438483863340.7611249695912924112126WETL
2019-12-27 16:02:15FORECAST20209017038.9229.7934.35546.7894435163740.06830.23839.69.8383TT6.92-3.083299.3329575366314.005622509250.73913352139939924112126WETL
2019-12-27 04:02:12FORECAST20209017033.7627.7630.7646.6638164576350.26790.44799.610.0479TT1.76-8.243299.2376717625113.9635717923360.54277530264835923112125WETL
2019-12-27 04:00:12FORECAST20209017033.3127.7630.53546.9733680578580.26780.48789.610.0878TT1.31-9.693299.4724060293614.0672275515890.52429074201566923112125WETL
2019-12-26 16:02:13FORECAST20209017033.3827.3830.3848.5843312273190.21070.61079.6310.2407TT1.38-9.623300.6910310070114.6088726475280.52717057050613923113127.5WETL
2019-12-26 08:02:14FORECAST20209017033.9125.329.60549.0543376186680.39010.86019.6310.4901TT1.91-11.093301.0456321926514.7675940802040.54891830163844923113127.5WETL
2019-12-26 08:00:12FORECAST20209017033.3925.329.34549.244708702710.45810.97819.6210.5981TT1.39-14.613301.1891392129914.8319714249640.5275818621954923113127.5WETL
2019-12-26 00:02:14FORECAST20209017033.4526.7330.0950.0805099994140.35830.91839.6410.5583TT1.45-13.553301.8183690279515.1152178481110.53004897949202923113127.5WETL
2019-12-26 00:00:13FORECAST20209017034.3626.7430.5549.6019194939170.36820.96829.6310.5982TT2.36-9.643301.4582274567914.9529067290910.56727135687231923113127.5WETL
2019-12-25 20:02:13FORECAST20209017035.0723.9429.50550.189843461720.34380.95389.6910.6438TT3.071.073301.9005815517215.1523429290830.59592069900326923113127.5WETL
2019-12-25 20:00:11FORECAST20209017035.0723.9429.50550.3043245503120.33320.84329.6910.5332TT3.073.073301.9866403314815.1912339650930.59592069900326923113127.5WETL
2019-12-25 16:02:12FORECAST20209017034.9423.8529.39550.5013192554580.27320.80329.6910.4932TT2.942.943302.1346684414315.2581993491030.59070859968819923113127.5WETL
2019-12-25 16:00:11FORECAST20209017034.9224.3229.6250.7221135288540.27320.83329.710.5332TT2.920.923302.3004922989815.3333198902170.58990528855144923113127.5WETL
2019-12-24 04:02:13FORECAST20209017038.2825.0531.66547.2122912437410.21680.28689.619.8968TT6.2814.283299.653456316914.1473262518270.71719590014431924112126WETL
2019-12-24 04:00:12FORECAST20209017036.6525.4631.05547.1115277733460.15660.17669.619.7866TT4.659.653299.5771135615614.1135355058140.65765797232261923112125WETL
2019-12-23 20:02:13FORECAST20209017036.3627.1431.7543.5070545502890.02490.02499.429.4449TT4.3616.363296.8333184943412.9143433800760.64658271230361923111122.5WETL
2019-12-23 20:00:11FORECAST20209017036.3727.1431.75543.5592804874320.02490.02499.449.4649TT4.3715.373296.8732535090612.9315853188170.64696675566619923111122.5WETL
2019-12-23 08:00:11FORECAST20209017035.228.2831.7446.3856895686380.96250.97259.4610.4325TT3.28.23299.0266095181413.8705554818710.60111582905616923113127.5WETL
2019-12-23 04:02:13FORECAST20209017035.0227.0931.05546.3408690885191.14621.15629.5110.6662TT3.0210.023298.9925826332113.8555761302440.593918005330539231141210WETL
2019-12-23 04:00:12FORECAST20209017035.0327.0931.0646.3838102729161.14621.15629.5210.6762TT3.0312.033299.0251828691713.8699273490280.594318742478459231141210WETL
2019-12-23 00:02:14FORECAST20209017035.0527.1131.0845.6440243408791.14621.15629.410.5562TT3.0510.053298.4630522987913.6230548239790.595119919959979231141210WETL
2019-12-23 00:00:12FORECAST20209017035.0527.1131.0845.8236791519631.14621.15629.4210.5762TT3.0511.053298.5996611597313.6829350678680.595119919959979231141210WETL
2019-12-22 20:01:15FORECAST20209017035.7129.5932.6543.6657191071550.23960.23969.639.8696TT3.7115.713296.9546263221712.9667373005540.62131623920888923112125WETL
2019-12-22 16:02:12FORECAST20209017034.130.7532.42543.7375979441020.42780.43789.6310.0678TT2.112.13297.0095655795712.9904849648720.556682462176923112125WETL
2019-12-22 16:00:11FORECAST20209017034.1130.7532.4343.6631680794910.41350.42359.6310.0535TT2.1112.113296.9526763071212.9658946172520.55709052669615923112125WETL
2019-12-22 12:00:11FORECAST20209017032.4530.7531.644.0022816520180.27720.28729.639.9172TT0.4512.453297.2117852176513.0779966834460.48885262505059922112124WETL
2019-12-22 08:01:13FORECAST20209017032.430.9631.6844.50625428501200.119.639.74TT0.45.43297.5964470876613.24490314840.48679227399243922112124WETL
2019-12-22 04:00:12FORECAST20209017032.1231.8131.96545.30236022000700.249.629.86TT0.124.123298.2030800814813.5093033525670.47526237733072922112124WETL